Encephalitis associated with the chikungunya epidemic outbreak in Brazil: report of 2 cases with neuroimaging findings

Encephalitis associated with the chikungunya epidemic outbreak in Brazil: report of 2 cases with neuroimaging findings

Abstract Chikungunya, an alphavirus infection presenting with fever, rash, and polyarthritis, is most often an acute febrile illness. Neurologic complications of chikungunya infection have been reported. Here we report the clinical and neuroimaging data of 2 patients with chikungunya-associated encephalitis during the recent Brazilian epidemic.

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Main Authors: Pereira,Licia Pacheco, Villas-Bôas,Rafaela, Scott,Stephanie Suzanne de Oliveira, Nóbrega,Paulo Ribeiro, Sobreira-Neto,Manoel Alves, Castro,José Daniel Vieira de, Cavalcante,Bruno, Braga-Neto,Pedro
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT 2017
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822017000300413
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